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While in Bonaire a few weeks ago, on about dive 30, I noticed a change in my regulator sound. I have a Sherwood Oasis which continuously vents a very small amount of gas during normal operation. I could no longer hear this stream of bubbles, so I rolled on my back to do a bubble check and sure...

My nephew and some of his friends were filming wake boarding on a lake. The video camera was dropped, but it was in a waterproof enclosure on a 4' pole . Luckily they were on a skiing course, with buoys, so the location is marked fairly well. We are going to try a recovery, the viz is about 1...

On my last dive trip, I noticed a small gas leak from the swivel on my SPG hose. I just removed the hose and there is some corrosion in the brass and glass gauge stem. Does anyone have a clever way to remove the corrosion, without damaging the swivel sealing surface inside of the stem?

Yesterday, I was swimming about three feet above the bottom over some rocks at my favorite beach dive site. My fin buckle became entangled in a piece of monofilament fish net that was tangled in the rocks. I didn't see it because I was checking my computer at the time and frankly, it was...

I have two computers and there is a difference in their depth readings. It appears to be a linear spread (deliberately not using the word error). In other words, the spread at 100' is double the spread at 50'. On the surface, they both read zero. The manufacturer specifications says accuracy...

Just a couple of Dork Divers having fun with snorkel drills on a safety stop. :dork2: How much fun was your last dive?

My first computer was an XR-1, which I love, simple to use, easy to read and reliable. I picked up an XR-2, so I could begin Nitrox diving. My idea was to use the XR-1 as a backup, but the Bottom Times in the planning mode are significantly different. By more than 10%. They have the same...

I have a DC600 w/strobe, the camera is close to neutral, but the strobe makes it very positive. I've heard you should weight the camera to negative buoyancy, so it won't float away. The idea is you could retrace your dive and recover the camera off of the bottom, if you drop it. Of course...

San Carlos, Sonora, took a heavy hit from Jimena. Reports of 27" of rain in 24 hours. What the storm surge didn't reach, the rain runoff from the hills did. Several roadways and bridges have been washed out. Some housing areas had 2-3' of standing water. Many boats in the bahia (bay)...

While diving in San Carlos, MX, last weekend, got a demonstration of just how fast conditions can change. The water was 85F and viz 40 ft or so. There were four of us in two loose buddy pairs. With the good viz, we had about 15 ft separation between divers. I was in the lead, as we worked...

Well, I had my first "catastrophic" failure Sunday. During my initial descent, at about 25', my o-ring blew. The load "pop" and rush of air left little doubt as to what happened. I took a couple of "test" breaths, to make sure I was still getting air, in case it was my regulator hose and not...

My wife and I bought two DC600/SL960 combos more than a year ago. On both units, the base plate cracked around the SL960 mounting insert and the insert finally fell out. I plan to go to SeaLife for a repair/replacement. Has anyone else had this problem?

Two of our DM friends, my wife/dive buddy and I were diving from a resort's Boston Whaler. Because the boat is small, they wanted us to send our gear over the side, and then don it in the water. Everything went fine on the earlier dives. After I rolled my gear over the side, my wife said, we...

I have been diving for about a year and just joined the board. I really appreciate the information and opinions posted here. It helps fill in the gaps. My current goal is to extend my training/experience to allow a dive on the Oriskany, off of Pensacola. I want to be able to get a photo...